Members of Aberdeen Harbour Board visited HR Wallingford this week (29 June 2015) to see their potential flagship expansion project at Nigg Bay given life beyond the drawing board for the first time. The Board were witnessing the start of a series of 3D hydraulic physical model tests that are being undertaken by HR Wallingford to refine the harbour design. Continue reading ›

HR Wallingford is working with DONG Energy as part of a project to develop the next-generation of wind turbine foundations. Work underway in HR Wallingford’s Fast Flow Facility will help inform the design of a novel suction bucket foundation, and will ultimately lead to more cost effective seabed foundation solutions for the renewable energy industry. Continue reading ›

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is investigating measures to augment the navigational capacity of the River Ganges, under the Jal Vikas Marg project. The River Ganges (or River Ganga) already carries some shipping, and is recognised as having the potential to be a major inland waterway of over 1,500 km in length. Continue reading ›

During the week that National Women in Engineering Day is inspiring girls in the UK to get excited about engineering, it seems fitting to pay tribute to Mary Kendrick, MBE, a pioneering female engineer who sadly passed away at the beginning of June. Continue reading ›

The UK government has given the go-ahead to a £1 billion project to build the world’s first tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay, Wales. The Department of Energy and Climate Change has given planning consent to Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) to build the lagoon which will use the ebb and flow of the tide to generate electricity. Specialist engineering consultancy, HR Wallingford, worked with TLP on preliminary studies for the scheme, and has now been appointed by TLP’s preferred bidder, China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) to support them as the project moves ahead. Continue reading ›